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PEPN2121 - A Phase 1/2 Study of Tiragolumab (NSC# 827799) and Atezolizumab (NSC# 783608) in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 Deficient Tumors

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PEPN2121 - A Phase 1/2 Study of Tiragolumab (NSC# 827799) and Atezolizumab (NSC# 783608) in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 Deficient Tumors

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DiagnosisRecurrent/Refractory Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Kidney Medullary Carcinoma, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Poorly Differentiated ChordomaStudy StatusClosed
PhaseI/II
Age12 months of age or older RandomisationNO
Line of treatmentDisease relapse or progression
Routes of Treatment AdministrationAtezolizumab and tiragolumab are given intravenously (IV) as infusions
Last Posted Update2025-07-17
ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT05286801
International Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Principal Investigators for Canadian Sites
CHU Ste Justine - Dr. Monia Marzouki
The Hospital for Sick Children - Dr. Daniel Morgenstern
Centres
Medical contact
Dr. Henrique Bittencourt
Dr. Monia Marzouki
Dr. Sebastien Perreault (neuro-onc)
 
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Marie-Claude Charrette
 
Clinical research contact
Marie Saint-Jacques
 
Medical contact

Dr. Daniel Morgenstern

daniel.morgenstern@sickkids.ca

Social worker/patient navigator contact

Karen Fung 

karen.fung@sickkids.ca

Clinical research contact

New Agent and Innovative Therapies (NAIT) 

nait.info@sickkids.ca

 

 

 

Study Description

 

 This study is eligible for STEP-1 funding. Find more information here

 

This phase I/II trial studies how well tiragolumab and atezolizumab works when given to children and adults with SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors that that has either come back (relapsed) or does not respond to therapy (refractory). SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficiency means that tumor cells are missing the SMARCB1 and SMARCA4 genes, seen with some aggressive cancers that are typically hard to treat. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as tiragolumab and atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.

 

OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to Part A or Part B.

Please note: Part A is now complete. 

PART A: Patients receive tiragolumab intravenously (IV) over 30-90 minutes on day 1 of each cycle and atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1 of each cycle starting in cycle 2. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 5 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo standard imaging scans including x-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and/or positron emission tomography (PET)-CT throughout the trial. Patients also undergo blood sample collection on study.

PART B: Patients receive atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1 and tiragolumab IV over 30-90 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 5 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo standard imaging scans including x-rays, CT, MRI, and/or FDG PET-CT, throughout the trial. Patients also undergo blood sample collection on study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at months 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60, up to 5 years.

 

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the safety of tiragolumab as monotherapy in pediatric patients (<18 years) with SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors. (Part A) II. To evaluate antitumor activity of the combination of tiragolumab and atezolizumab as assessed by objective response rate in patients with SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version (v) 1.1 (for non-central nervous system [CNS] tumors) or CNS response criteria (for CNS tumors). (Part B) III. To evaluate the safety and adverse event profile of this combination therapy in subjects with SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors, with a particular focus in pediatric patients < 12 years of age.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To characterize the pharmacokinetics of tiragolumab alone in part A and tiragolumab and atezolizumab (part A and B) when given in combination in pediatric, adolescents and young adults, and adult patients.

II. To estimate the PFS (progression free survival), OS (overall survival), and duration of response of combination tiragolumab and atezolizumab in patients with SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the association of response rate to somatic genetic mutations of SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 and PD-L1 expression.

II. To assess the association of response rate to the molecular subtypes of rhabdoid/atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT).

III. To assess changes in circulating and tumoral immune markers in patients treated with this combination therapy and correlate to response when feasible.

 

Inclusion Criteria

Part A is now completed, Part B criteria now applies: 

  • Patients must be >= 12 months of age at the time of study enrollment. For part B, there is no upper age limit
    • The Part B (phase 2) cohorts will initially open concurrently with the part A but will only enroll patients at least 18 years of age. Patients <18 years of age will be included in the part B cohorts only after the tiragolumab monotherapy dose has been assessed to be safe in the part A portion
  • Patients must have SMARCB1 (INI1) or SMARCA4 deficient tumors verified through institutional immunohistochemistry (IHC) or molecular confirmation of a pathologic tumor bi-allelic SMARCB1 (INI1) or SMARCA4 loss or mutation from a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified lab with the following disease histologies:
    • Renal medullary carcinoma
    • Malignant rhabdoid tumor (extra-CNS)
    • Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (CNS)
    • Poorly differentiated chordoma
    • Epithelioid sarcoma
    • Other SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors
  • Part A: Patients must have either measurable or evaluable disease Part B: Patients must have either measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 for non-CNS tumors or CNS response criteria for CNS tumors
  • Patients must have relapsed, refractory disease or newly diagnosed disease for which there is no known curative therapy or therapy proven to prolong survival with an acceptable quality of life
  • Patients must have a performance status corresponding to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 0, 1 or 2 (Karnofsky/Lansky score of > 50). Use Karnofsky for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =< 16 years of age. Note: Neurologic deficits in patients with CNS tumors must have been stable for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment. Patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score
  • Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anti-cancer directed therapy prior to enrollment. If after the required timeframe, the numerical eligibility criteria are met, e.g., blood count criteria, the patient is considered to have recovered adequately
    • Cytotoxic chemotherapy or other anti-cancer agents known to be myelosuppressive: See Developmental Therapeutics (DVL) homepage on the Children's Oncology Group (COG) Members site for commercial and investigational agent classifications. For agents not listed, the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned Research Coordinator prior to enrollment
      • >= 21 days after the last dose of myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days if prior nitrosourea). Please refer to the table of myelosuppressive/Anticancer Agents on the COG website: https://www.cogmembers.org/uploadedFiles/Site/Disc/DVL/Documents/TableOfMyelosuppressiveAnti-CancerAgents.pdf
    • Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (e.g., not associated with reduced platelet or absolute neutrophil count [ANC] counts): >= 7 days after the last dose of agent. See the DVL homepage on the COG Members site for commercial and investigational agent classifications. For agents not listed, the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned Research Coordinator prior to enrollment
    • Antibodies: >= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =< 1
    • Hematopoietic growth factors: >= 14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g., pegfilgrastim) or 7 days for short acting growth factor. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur
    • Interleukins, interferons and cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors): >= 21 days after the completion of interleukins, interferon or cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors)
    • Stem cell infusions (with or without total-body irradiation [TBI]):
      • Autologous stem cell infusion including boost infusion: >= 30 days
    • Cellular therapy: >= 30 days after the completion of any type of cellular therapy (e.g., modified T cells, natural killer [NK] cells, dendritic cells, etc.)
    • External radiation therapy (XRT)/external beam irradiation including protons: >= 14 days after local XRT; >= 150 days after TBI, craniospinal XRT or if radiation to >= 50% of the pelvis; >= 42 days if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation
    • Radiopharmaceutical therapy (e.g., radiolabeled antibody, iodine I 131 metaiodobenzylguanidine [131I MIBG]): >= 42 days after systemically administered radiopharmaceutical therapy
    • Patients must not have had prior TIGIT targeting therapy
    • Patients must not have received prior therapy with an anti- PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, or anti-CTLA4 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T cell receptor (i.e. OX-40, CD137)
    • Patients must not have received live/attenuated vaccine within 30 days of first dose of treatment
    • Patients must not be receiving concomitant systemic steroid medications and > 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of systemic corticosteroid with the following exceptions:
      • The use of physiologic doses of corticosteroids (5 mg/m^2/day up to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalent) is acceptable
      • The use of topical, inhaled, or ophthalmic corticosteroids are acceptable
      • The use of acute, low-dose systemic immunosuppressant medication or a one-time pulse dose of systemic immunosuppressant medication (e.g., 48 hours of corticosteroids for a contrast allergy) are acceptable
    • Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medication (including, but not limited to, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-alpha] agents) must have concluded >= 14 days prior to study enrollment
  • For patients with solid tumors without known bone marrow involvement
    • Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/uL (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • For patients with solid tumors without known bone marrow involvement
    • Platelet count >= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment) (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Patients with known bone marrow metastatic disease will be eligible for study provided they meet the blood counts above (may receive transfusions provided they are not known to be refractory to red cell or platelet transfusions). These patients will not be evaluable for hematologic toxicity
  • A creatinine based on age/gender as follows (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment):
    • Age; Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL)
      • 1 to < 2 years; Male: 0.6; Female: 0.6
      • 2 to < 6 years; Male: 0.8; Female: 0.8
      • 6 to < 10 years; Male: 1; Female: 1
      • 10 to < 13 years; Male: 1.2; Female: 1.2
      • 13 to < 16 years; Male: 1.5; Female: 1.4
      • >= 16 years; Male: 1.7; Female: 1.4 OR- a 24 hour urine creatinine clearance >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment) OR- a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2. GFR must be performed using direct measurement with a nuclear blood sampling method OR direct small molecule clearance method (iothalamate or other molecule per institutional standard) (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
    • Note: Estimated GFR (eGFR) from serum creatinine, cystatin C or other estimates are not acceptable for determining eligibility
  • Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated or total) =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
    • Patients with known Gilbert disease: Total bilirubin < 3 x ULN
  • Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment). For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L
  • Albumin >= 2 g/dL (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on anticonvulsants and well controlled as evidenced by no increase in seizure frequency in the prior 7 days
  • Nervous system disorders (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] v5) resulting from prior therapy must be =< grade 2, with the exception of decreased tendon reflex (DTR). Any grade of DTR is eligible
  • International normalized ratio (INR) =< 1.5 (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Serum amylase =< 1.5 x ULN (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Serum lipase =< 1.5 x ULN (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Grade 1 or lower calcium level
    • Note: can have history of hypercalcemia as long as controlled and asymptomatic

 

Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be entered on this study due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal/human studies, OR because there is yet no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities. Pregnancy tests must be obtained in girls who are post-menarchal. Males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use two effective methods of birth control, including a medically accepted barrier or contraceptive method (e.g., male or female condom) for the duration of therapy and at least 90 days after final dose of tiragolumab and 150 days after final dose of atezolizumab, whichever is later. Abstinence is an acceptable method of birth control.
    • It is not known if atezolizumab or tiragolumab are present in breast milk; however, IgG immunoglobulins are found in milk. Due to the potential for serious adverse reactions in the breastfed infant, breastfeeding is not recommended during therapy and for at least 150 days after the last dose of atezolizumab and 90 days after the last dose of tiragolumab, whichever is later
  • Concomitant medications:
    • Corticosteroids:
      • Patients must not be receiving concomitant systemic steroid medications and >= 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of systemic corticosteroid with the following exceptions:
        • The use of physiologic doses of corticosteroids (5 mg/m^2/day up to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalent) is acceptable
        • The use of topical, inhaled, or ophthalmic corticosteroids are acceptable
        • The use of acute, low-dose systemic immunosuppressant medication or a one-time pulse dose of systemic immunosuppressant medication (e.g. 48 hours of corticosteroids for a contrast allergy) are acceptable
    • Investigational drugs: Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible
    • Anti-cancer Agents: Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible
    • Systemic immunosuppressive medications (including, but not limited to, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, and thalidomide) during study treatment because these agents could potentially alter the efficacy and safety of study treatments would not be eligible
  • Patients must not have a known hypersensitivity to any component of tiragolumab or atezolizumab injection
  • History of severe allergic anaphylactic reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
  • Known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or to any component of the atezolizumab or tiragolumab formulation
  • Patients who have undergone allogeneic bone marrow or stem cell transplant are not eligible
  • Patients with known, untreated CNS metastases will be excluded with the following exceptions:
    • Patients with a history of CNS metastases that have been previously treated may enroll if sequential imaging shows no evidence for active disease in the CNS
  • Patients must not have active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 12 months, or a documented history of clinically severe autoimmune disease, or a syndrome that requires systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents. Subjects with vitiligo or resolved childhood asthma/atopy are not excluded. Replacement therapy (e.g. thyroxine, insulin, physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and these patients are eligible
  • Patients who have active immune deficiency are not eligible
  • Patients who have known active tuberculosis are not eligible
  • Hepatitis B or C infection:
    • Patients < 18 years old at enrollment, who have known hepatitis B or C
    • Patients >= 18 years old at enrollment with:
      • Positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), OR
      • Positive total hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) who have a quantitative hepatitis B virus (HBV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) >= 500 IU/mL, OR
      • Positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody with a positive HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) test
      • Note: For adults (>= 18 years old at enrollment), hepatitis B serology testing is required to determine eligibility. The HBV DNA test is required only for patients who have a negative HBsAg test, a negative HBsAb test, and a positive total HBcAb test. For adults (>= 18 years old at enrollment), hepatitis C serology testing is required to determine eligibility. The HCV RNA test is required only for patients who have a positive HCV antibody test
  • Patients who have a known, recent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection or known history of chronic, active infection are not eligible
  • Patients who have history of or active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are not eligible except patients who are stable on anti-retroviral therapy, have a CD4 count >= 200/uL, and have an undetectable viral load
  • Patients who have significant cardiovascular disease (such as New York Heart Association class III or IV congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accident) within 3 months prior to study enrollment, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable angina are not eligible
  • Patients who have a major surgical procedure, other than for diagnosis, within 4 weeks prior to study enrollment, or the anticipation of the need for a major surgical procedure during the study are not eligible
  • Patients who have a history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or known active pneumonitis are not eligible. History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field is permitted
  • Patients who have uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently) are not eligible. Patients with indwelling catheters (e.g., PleurX) are allowed
  • Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible
  • Patients who have received a prior solid organ transplantation are not eligible
  • Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study are not eligible

D0816C00025 - A Phase I, Open-label, Parallel Group Study to Investigate Olaparib Safety and Tolerability, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics in Paediatric Patients With Solid Tumours

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D0816C00025 - A Phase I, Open-label, Parallel Group Study to Investigate Olaparib Safety and Tolerability, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics in Paediatric Patients With Solid Tumours

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DiagnosisSolid TumoursStudy StatusClosed to enrollment
PhaseI
Age6 Months to 18 Years RandomisationNO
Line of treatmentDisease relapse or progression
Routes of Treatment AdministrationDrug: Olaparib (Oral)
Last Posted Update2025-07-16
ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT04236414
International Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Principal Investigators for Canadian Sites
Montreal Children's Hospital - Dr. Sharon Abish
Centres
Medical contact
Clinical Research Unit
 
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Clinical Research Unit
 
Clinical research contact
Stephanie Badour
 

 

 

Study Description

A Phase I open-label, multicentre study to determine the RP2D of olaparib monotherapy in the paediatric population, and to evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, PDx and preliminary efficacy of olaparib monotherapy in paediatric patients from ≥6 months to <18 years of age at enrolment, with relapsed or refractory solid or primary CNS tumours (excluding lymphoid malignancies) for whom there are no standard treatment options. It is anticipated that eligible patients fulfilling all of the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria, will include but will not be limited to those with osteosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma, Ewing Sarcoma, neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma and glioma.

Inclusion Criteria
  • Provision of Informed Consent
  • Male and female patients who are ≥6 months to <18 years of age at consent
  • Pathologically confirmed relapsed or refractory solid or primary CNS tumours (excluding lymphoid malignancies), with a HRR deficiency/gene mutation, and for whom there are no standard treatment options. Eligible patients may include but not be limited to those with osteosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, non rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma, Ewing Sarcoma, neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma and glioma
  • For dose finding phase only: recruitment will be open to all patients with HRR deficiency, based on a local test. For the signal identification phase: recruitment will be open only to patients with documented evidence of a deleterious or suspected deleterious germline or tumour HRR gene mutation that meets the AZ HRR rules
  • A formalin fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumour sample from the primary cancer (all patients) suitable for central HRR testing and a blood sample (patients ≥2 years old) for central germline BRCA testing must be provided for each patient
  • For all non-neuroblastoma tumours, patients must have at least 1 radiographical assessable lesion (measurable and/or non-measurable). For neuroblastoma tumours, patients must have radiographical assessable disease with at least 1 lesion (measurable and/or non measurable) OR disease evidenced by uptake of meta-iodobenzylguanidine- (MIBG) or fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scans
  • Adequate performance status, organ, and marrow function and adequate weight to obtain blood samples for both safety laboratory assessments and PK analysis.
  • Ability to swallow tablets
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with MDS/AML or with features suggestive of MDS/AML
  • Patients unable to swallow orally administered medication
  • Unresolved toxicity from previous anticancer therapy
  • Unstable or untreated CNS disease (i.e., symptomatic uncontrolled brain metastases or untreated spinal cord compression)
  • Previous treatment with a PARP inhibitor, including olaparib
  • Receipt of any radiotherapy for cancer treatment (except for palliative reasons) within 30 days prior to first dose of study treatment or receipt of last dose of an approved (marketed) anticancer therapy (chemotherapy, targeted therapy, biologic therapy, monoclonal antibodies, etc) within 21 days prior to the first dose of study treatment
  • Concomitant use of known strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitors or concomitant use of known strong or moderate CYP3A inducers
  • Whole blood transfusions in the last 120 days prior to screening (packed red blood cells and platelet transfusions are acceptable)

Multiple other exclusion criteria could apply and will be reviewed by your treating team.

DAY101-001 (FIREFLY-1) - FIREFLY-1: A Phase 2, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Oral Pan-RAF Inhibitor DAY101 in Pediatric Patients With BRAF-Altered, Recurrent or Progressive Low-Grade Glioma

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DAY101-001 (FIREFLY-1) - FIREFLY-1: A Phase 2, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Oral Pan-RAF Inhibitor DAY101 in Pediatric Patients With BRAF-Altered, Recurrent or Progressive Low-Grade Glioma

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DiagnosisLow-grade glioma or solid tumors with RAF alterationsStudy StatusOpen
PhaseII
AgeChild, Adult - (6 Months to 25 Years)RandomisationNO
Line of treatmentDisease relapse or progression
Routes of Treatment AdministrationDay101: oral (tablet formulation)
Last Posted Update2025-07-16
ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT04775485
International Sponsor
Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Principal Investigators for Canadian Sites
Montreal Children's Hospital – Dr. Christina Coleman
CHU Ste-Justine – Dr. Sebastien Perreault
CHU de Quebec – Dr. Valerie Larouche

Centres
Medical contact
Clinical Research Unit
 
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Clinical Research Unit
 
Clinical research contact
Stephanie Badour
 
Medical contact
Dr. Henrique Bittencourt
Dr. Monia Marzouki
Dr. Sebastien Perreault (neuro-onc)
 
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Marie-Claude Charrette
 
Clinical research contact
Marie Saint-Jacques
 
Medical contact
Raoul Santiago
 
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Isabelle Audet
 
Clinical research contact
Barbara Desbiens
 

 

 

 

Study Description

Brief Summary:

FIREFLY-1 is a Phase 2, multi center, open-label study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral pan-RAF inhibitor DAY101 in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients with recurrent or progressive low-grade glioma harboring a known BRAF alteration.

Detailed Description:

Approximately 60 pediatric patients will be treated with DAY101, an oral pan-RAF inhibitor, for a planned period of 26 cycles will be treated with DAY101 for a planned period of 26 cycles (approximately 24 months).

DAY101 will be administered at the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of 420 mg/m2 (not to exceed 600 mg) orally once weekly (QW) for each 28-day treatment cycle.

Treatment cycles will repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients will undergo radiographic evaluation of their disease at the end of every third cycle. Patients will continue on DAY101 until radiographic evidence of disease progression by RANO criteria as determined by treating investigator, unacceptable toxicity, patient withdrawal of consent, or death.

Patients who have radiographic evidence of disease progression may be allowed to continue DAY101 if, in the opinion of the investigator and approval by the Sponsor, the patient is deriving clinical benefit from continuing study treatment. Disease assessments for patients being treated beyond progression should continue as per regular schedule.

DAY101 is an oral pan-RAF inhibitor administered as an oral tablet at 420 mg/m2 (not to exceed 600 mg).

Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 6 months to 25 years with a relapsed or progressive LGG or solid tumor with known activating RAF alteration (BRAF or CRAF/RAF1 fusion or BRAF V600 mutations (LGG only))
  • Confirmation of histopathologic diagnosis of LGG or solid tumor and molecular diagnosis of activating RAF alteration (BRAF or CRAF/RAF1 fusion or BRAF V600 mutations (LGG only))
  • Must have received at least one line of systemic therapy and have evidence of radiographic progression
  • Must have at least 1 measurable lesion as defined by RANO criteria
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient's tumor has additional previously-known activating molecular alterations
  • Patient has symptoms of clinical progression in the absence of radiographic progression
  • Known or suspected diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1)
  • Other inclusion/exclusion criteria as stipulated by protocol may apply

AREN1921 - Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Anaplastic Wilms Tumors (DAWT) and Relapsed Favorable Histology Wilms Tumors (FHWT)

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AREN1921 - Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Anaplastic Wilms Tumors (DAWT) and Relapsed Favorable Histology Wilms Tumors (FHWT)

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DiagnosisAnaplastic Wilms Tumor, Recurrent Wilms TumorStudy StatusOpen
PhaseII
Ageup to 30 YearsRandomisationNO
Line of treatmentFirst line treatment, Disease relapse or progression
Routes of Treatment AdministrationChemotherapy medications, all given intravenously (Carboplatin, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Etoposide, Ifosfamide, Irinotecan, Topotecan, Vincristine)
Last Posted Update2025-07-16
ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT04322318
International Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Principal Investigators for Canadian Sites
Alberta Children's Hospital - Dr. Victor Lewis
BC Children's Hospital - Dr. Rebecca Deyell
CancerCare Manitoba - Dr. Ashley Chopek
McMaster Children's Hospital - Dr. Uma Athale
Stollery Children's Hospital - Dr. Sarah McKillop
Western Children's Hospital - Dr. Shayna Zelcer
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) - Dr. Donna Johnston
Hospital for Sick Children - Dr. Daniel Morgenstern
Montreal Children's Hospital - Dr. Jitka Stankova
CHU Quebec - Dr. Bruno Michon
CHU Ste. Justine - Dr. Yvan Samson
IWK Health Centre - Dr. Craig Erker
Janeway Hospital - Dr. Lisa Goodyear
CHU Sherbrooke - Dr. Josée Brossard
Centres
Medical contact

Dr. Daniel Morgenstern

daniel.morgenstern@sickkids.ca

Social worker/patient navigator contact

Karen Fung 

karen.fung@sickkids.ca

Clinical research contact

New Agent and Innovative Therapies (NAIT) 

nait.info@sickkids.ca

 

Medical contact
Rebecca Deyell

 

Social worker/patient navigator contact
Ilana Katz 

 

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Hem/Onc/BMT Clinical Trials Unit

 

Medical contact
Dr. Magimairajan Vanan
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Rhéanne Bisson
 
Clinical research contact
Rebekah Hiebert
Megan Ridler
Kathy Hjalmarsson

 

 

Medical contact
Dr. Carol Portwine
 
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Jane Cassano 
 
Clinical research contact
Sabrina Millson
 
 
Medical contact
Dr. Donna Johnston
 
Dr. Lesleigh Abbott
 
Dr. Nirav Thacker
 
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Sherley Telisma
 
Clinical research contact
Isabelle Laforest
 
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Dr. Alexandra Zorzi
Dr. Shayna Zelcer
 
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Cindy Milne Wren
Jessica Mackenzie Harris
 
Clinical research contact
Mariam Mikhail
Medical contact
Clinical Research Unit
 
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Clinical Research Unit
 
Clinical research contact
Stephanie Badour
 
Medical contact
Dr. Victor Lewis

 

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Wendy Pelletier
Clinical research contact
Debra Rich
Medical contact
Raoul Santiago
 
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Isabelle Audet
 
Clinical research contact
Barbara Desbiens
 

 

Medical contact
Dr. Sarah McKillop
Dr. Sunil Desai

 

 

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Danielle Sikora
 Michelle Woytiuk 
Jaime Hobbs
Clinical research contact
Amanda Perreault
Medical contact
Dr. Henrique Bittencourt
Dr. Monia Marzouki
Dr. Sebastien Perreault (neuro-onc)
 
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Marie-Claude Charrette
 
Clinical research contact
Marie Saint-Jacques
 
Medical contact
Dr. Paul Moorehead
 
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Stephanie Eason
 
Clinical research contact
Bev Mitchell
 
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Study Description

This phase II trial studies how well combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with newly diagnosed stage II-IV diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumors (DAWT) or favorable histology Wilms tumors (FHWT) that have come back (relapsed). Drugs used in chemotherapy regimens such as UH-3 (vincristine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, carboplatin, etoposide, and irinotecan) and ICE/Cyclo/Topo (ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, and topotecan) work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. This trial may help doctors find out what effects, good and/or bad, regimen UH-3 has on patients with newly diagnosed DAWT and standard risk relapsed FHWT (those treated with only 2 drugs for the initial WT) and regimen ICE/Cyclo/Topo has on patients with high and very high risk relapsed FHWT (those treated with 3 or more drugs for the initial WT).

 

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate whether the addition of vincristine/irinotecan to cyclophosphamide/ carboplatin/etoposide alternating with vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide improves the event-free survival (EFS) of patients with newly diagnosed stage 4 diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor (DAWT) as compared to historical controls.

II. To evaluate whether the addition of vincristine/irinotecan to cyclophosphamide/carboplatin/etoposide alternating with vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide improves the EFS of patients with standard-risk relapsed favorable histology Wilms tumor (SRrFHWT) as compared to historical controls.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate whether the addition of vincristine/irinotecan to cyclophosphamide/carboplatin/etoposide alternating with vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide improves the overall survival (OS) of patients with newly diagnosed stage 4 DAWT as compared to historical controls.

II. To evaluate whether the addition of vincristine/irinotecan to cyclophosphamide/carboplatin/etoposide alternating with vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide improves the OS of patients with SRrFHWT as compared to historical controls.

III. To evaluate whether the addition of vincristine/irinotecan to cyclophosphamide/carboplatin/etoposide alternating with vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide improves the EFS and OS of patients with newly diagnosed stage 2 and 3 DAWT as compared to historical controls.

IV. To establish EFS and OS for high-risk (HRrFHWT) and very high risk (VHRrFHWT) relapsed favorable histology Wilms tumor treated with ifosfamide/carboplatin/etoposide alternating with cyclophosphamide/ topotecan.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. To describe renal toxicity of ifosfamide/carboplatin/etoposide in HRrFHWT and VHRrFHWT patients using conventional and novel biomarkers of renal toxicity (urine NGAL, cystatin C and Kim1) in the context of the chemotherapy regimens used on this study.

II. To collect and bank serial blood and urine samples in patients with newly diagnosed DAWT or relapsed FHWT and tumor tissue in patients with relapsed FHWT, for future analysis.

III. To assess the impact of p53 gene and protein expression on outcome for patients with newly diagnosed DAWT.

IV. To determine EFS/OS in the subsets of patients with newly diagnosed DAWT or relapsed FWHT who undergo gross total resection at all disease sites at diagnosis or after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

V. To describe the rate of regional lymph node sampling at the time of nephrectomy with the use of a pre-operative surgical checklist for patients with newly diagnosed DAWT.

VI. To determine the feasibility of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with central quality assurance (QA) monitoring to reduce radiation induced toxicity to the heart, thyroid, breast and solitary kidney for children with lung and liver metastases (part of an overarching aim in this study and across frontline favorable histology Wilms tumor studies).

 

Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with newly diagnosed stages 2 - 4 diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor must be enrolled on AREN03B2 and have risk assignment or final pathology classification (if at delayed nephrectomy) results available prior to enrollment on AREN1921. Enrollment on AREN03B2 is not applicable for patients with relapsed favorable histology Wilms tumor
  • Patients with the following diagnoses are eligible for this study:
    • Newly diagnosed stages 2 - 4 diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor as confirmed by central review
    • Favorable histology Wilms tumor at first relapse. Relapsed FHWT patients must have previously achieved remission for their initial FHWT diagnosis to be eligible for this study. The relapse risk groups are defined as follows, regardless of radiation therapy:
      • Standard-Risk relapse: Patients who received two chemotherapy agents for frontline therapy; primarily actinomycin D and vincristine
      • High-Risk relapse: Patients who received three chemotherapy agents for frontline therapy; primarily vincristine, actinomycin D and doxorubicin or vincristine, actinomycin D and irinotecan
      • Very High-Risk relapse: Patients who received four or more chemotherapy agents as part of initial therapy; primarily Regimen M or its variations
  • Patients with newly diagnosed DAWT must have had histologic verification of the malignancy. For relapsed FHWT patients, biopsy to prove recurrence is encouraged, but not required
    • Note: for relapsed FHWT patients, an institutional pathology report confirming favorable histology Wilms tumor (from relapse, if available, or from original diagnosis) must be available for upload prior to initiation of protocol therapy
  • Patients with newly diagnosed stages 2 - 4 diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor must be enrolled on AREN1921 within 2 weeks of the first tumor-directed surgery or biopsy procedure (surgery/biopsy is day 0), except for patients who received prior therapy for presumed favorable histology Wilms tumor, later confirmed to have diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor at subsequent review
  • Patients with newly diagnosed DAWT who undergo upfront nephrectomy must have at least 1 lymph node sampled prior to study enrollment
  • Patients must have a performance status corresponding to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 0, 1 or 2. Use Karnofsky for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =< 16 years of age
  • Patients must have a life expectancy of >= 8 weeks
  • Diffuse Anaplastic Wilms Tumor: Patients with diffuse anaplastic histology must have had no prior systemic therapy, except in the following situations:
    • Patients with diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor who received no more than 12 weeks of pre nephrectomy chemotherapy for what was originally presumed to be favorable histology Wilms tumor, subsequently confirmed to be diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor at delayed nephrectomy.
    • Patients with diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor who received no more than 6 weeks of chemotherapy following upfront nephrectomy or biopsy for presumed favorable histology Wilms tumor based on institutional review, but subsequently corrected to diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor based on the AREN03B2 initial risk assignment results.
    • Treatment consisting of vincristine/doxorubicin/ cyclophosphamide initiated on an emergent basis and within allowed timing as described
    • Patients who received prior therapy for presumed favorable histology Wilms tumor, later identified to have diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor as per above, must begin study treatment starting at cycle 3 (week 7) of regimen UH 3. For treatment details specific to this group of patients. Patients who received emergency radiation to preserve organ function are eligible as noted
  • Relapsed Favorable Histology Wilms Tumor: Patients must not have received prior chemotherapy for their relapsed favorable histology Wilms tumor diagnosis. In addition, patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study
    • Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: Must not have received within 2 weeks of entry onto this study
    • Radiation therapy (RT): >= 2 weeks (wks) must have elapsed for local palliative RT (small port); >= 6 months must have elapsed if prior craniospinal RT or if >= 50% radiation of pelvis; >= 6 wks must have elapsed if other substantial BM radiation. Patients with relapsed favorable histology Wilms tumor who received emergency radiation to preserve organ function are eligible and do not need to washout with the above criteria
  • Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents (within 4 weeks prior to study enrollment)
  • Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 750/uL (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Platelet count >= 75,000/uL (transfusion independent) (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell [RBC] transfusions) (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Patients with high-risk or very high-risk relapsed FHWT who will be treated with Regimen ICE/Cyclo/Topo, must have renal function assessed by creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and meet the following requirement:
    • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR >= 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Patients diagnosed with stage 2-4 DAWT or standard risk relapsed FHWT, who will be treated with Regimen UH 3, may either obtain a creatinine clearance, radioisotope GFR (meeting the above criteria of GFR >= 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2), or an adequate serum creatinine as per the following table:
    • Age: Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL)
    • 1 month to < 6 months: 0.4 (male and female)
    • 6 months to < 1 year: 0.5 (male and female)
    • 1 to < 2 years: 0.6 (male and female)
    • 2 to < 6 years: 0.8 (male and female)
    • 6 to < 10 years: 1 (male and female)
    • 10 to < 13 years: 1.2 (male and female)
    • 13 to < 16 years: 1.5 (male), 1.4 (female)
    • >= 16 years: 1.7 (male), 1.4 (female)
  • Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age or direct bilirubin =< ULN for patients whose total bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) (aspartate aminotransferase [AST]) or serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) < 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age or =< 5 x ULN for patients with liver metastases (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  • Shortening fraction of >= 27% by echocardiogram, or ejection fraction of >= 50% by radionuclide angiogram (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with a history of bilateral Wilms tumor (synchronous or metachronous)
  • Patients with any uncontrolled, intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, or symptomatic congestive heart failure (defined as grade 2 or higher heart failure per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] version 5.0)
  • Relapsed FHWT patients who did not receive frontline chemotherapy (e.g., very low risk FHWT initially observed without chemotherapy) or received only one chemotherapy agent for frontline therapy
  • For patients with high-risk or very high-risk relapsed FHWT:
    • Patients with renal tubular acidosis (RTA) as evidenced by serum bicarbonate < 16 mmol/L and serum phosphate =< 2 mg/dL (or < 0.8 mmol/L) without supplementation
  • For stages 2-4 DAWT and standard-risk relapsed FHWT patients:
    • Chronic inflammatory bowel disease and/or bowel obstruction
    • Concomitant use of St. John's wort, which cannot be stopped prior to the start of trial treatment
  • Female patients who are pregnant since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for several of the study drugs. A pregnancy test is required for female patients of childbearing potential
  • Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants
  • Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation

NMTRC014 - NMTT- Neuroblastoma Maintenance Therapy Trial Using Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO)

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NMTRC014 - NMTT- Neuroblastoma Maintenance Therapy Trial Using Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO)

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DiagnosisNeuroblastomaStudy StatusOpen
PhaseII
AgeChild, Adult - (1 Year to 30 Years )RandomisationNO
Line of treatmentFirst line treatment, Disease relapse or progression
Routes of Treatment AdministrationDFMO - oral Other drugs are given as usually administered for neuroblastoma therapy.
Last Posted Update2025-07-16
ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT02679144
International Sponsor
Giselle Sholler
Principal Investigators for Canadian Sites
CHU Ste-Justine - Dr. Pierre Tiera
CHU de Quebec - Dr. Bruno Michon
CHU Sherbrooke - Dr. Josée Brossard
Montreal Children's Hospital – Dr. Jitka Stankova
Alberta Children's Hospital – Dr. Melanie Finkbeiner
CancerCare Manitoba – Dr. Ashley Chopek
Janeway Hospital - Dr. Paul Moorehead
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Dr. Victor Lewis

 

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Wendy Pelletier
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Debra Rich
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Stephanie Badour
 
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Dr. Henrique Bittencourt
Dr. Monia Marzouki
Dr. Sebastien Perreault (neuro-onc)
 
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Marie-Claude Charrette
 
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Marie Saint-Jacques
 
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Raoul Santiago
 
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Isabelle Audet
 
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Barbara Desbiens
 

 

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Dr. Magimairajan Vanan
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Rhéanne Bisson
 
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Rebekah Hiebert
Megan Ridler
Kathy Hjalmarsson

 

 

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Dr. Paul Moorehead
 
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Bev Mitchell
 
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Study Description

Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) will be used in an open label, single agent, multicenter, study for patients with neuroblastoma in remission. In this study subjects will receive 730 Days of oral difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) at a dose of 500 to 1000 mg/m2 BID on each day of study. This study will focus on the use of DFMO in high risk neuroblastoma patients that are in remission as a strategy to prevent recurrence.

Inclusion Criteria
  • All patients must have a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of neuroblastoma, < 30.99 years of age and classified as high risk at the time of diagnosis. Exception: patients who are initially diagnosed as non-high-risk neuroblastoma, but later converted (and/or relapsed) to high risk neuroblastoma are also eligible.
  • All patients must be in complete remission (CR):

    1. No evidence of residual disease on scan
    2. No evidence of disease metastatic to bone marrow.
  • Specific Criteria by Stratum:

Stratum 1: All patients must have completed standard upfront therapy that replicates treatment which patients who were enrolled on ANBL0032 received, including:

intensive induction chemotherapy and (if feasible) resection of primary tumor, followed by: consolidation with high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplant and radiotherapy, followed by: immunotherapy with Ch14.18/IL-2/GM-CSF (dinutuximab) and retinoic acid;.

All subjects on Stratum 1 must have also met the following criteria:

• A pre-transplant disease status evaluation that met International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria (INRC) for CR (complete response), VGPR (very good partial response), or PR (partial response) for primary site, soft tissue metastases and bone metastases. Patients who meet those criteria must also meet the protocol-specified criteria for bone marrow response prior to transplant as outlined below: No more than 10% tumor involvement (based on total nucleated cellular content) seen on any specimen from a bilateral bone marrow aspirate/biopsy.

Stratum 2: Neuroblastoma that is in first complete remission following standard upfront therapy different from that described for Stratum 1.

Stratum 3: Neuroblastoma that failed to have a response of at least PR following induction chemotherapy and surgical resection of the primary tumor, but that has achieved CR following additional therapy.

Stratum 4: Patients who have achieved a second or subsequent CR following relapse(s).

  • Pre-enrollment tumor survey: Prior to enrollment on this study, a determination of mandatory disease staging must be performed:

    • Tumor imaging studies including
    • Bilateral bone marrow aspirates and biopsy
    • This disease assessment is required for eligibility and preferably should be done within 2 weeks prior to enrollment, but must be done within a maximum of 4 weeks before enrollment.
  • Timing from prior therapy:

Stratum 1: Enrollment no later than 60 days after completion of upfront therapy, (last dose of cis-retinoic acid) with a maximum of 6 cycles of cis-retinoic acid maintenance therapy.

Stratum 2, 3 and 4: Enrollment no later than 60 days from last dose of the most recent therapy.

  • Patients must have a Lansky or Karnofsky Performance Scale score of > 50% and patients must have a life expectancy of ≥ 2 months.
  • All clinical and laboratory studies for organ functions to determine eligibility must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated below.
  • Patients must have adequate organ functions at the time of registration:

    • Hematological: Total absolute phagocyte count ≥1000/μL
    • Liver: Subjects must have adequate liver function
    • Renal: Adequate renal function
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test. Patients of childbearing potential must agree to use an effective birth control method. Female patients who are lactating must agree to stop breast-feeding.
  • Written informed consent in accordance with institutional and FDA (food and drug administration) guidelines must be obtained from all subjects (or patients' legal representative).
Exclusion Criteria
  • BSA (Body Surface Area) of <0.25 m2.
  • Investigational Drugs: Subjects who are currently receiving another investigational drug are excluded from participation.
  • Anti-cancer Agents: Subjects who are currently receiving other anticancer agents are not eligible. Subjects must have fully recovered from hematological and bone marrow suppression effects of prior chemotherapy.
  • Infection: Subjects who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible until the infection is judged to be well controlled in the opinion of the investigator.
  • Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study, or in whom compliance is likely to be suboptimal, should be excluded.

BCC015 - Phase II Trial of Eflornithine (DFMO) and Etoposide for Relapsed/Refractory Neuroblastoma

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BCC015 - Phase II Trial of Eflornithine (DFMO) and Etoposide for Relapsed/Refractory Neuroblastoma

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DiagnosisNeuroblastomaStudy StatusOpen
PhaseII
AgeChild, Adult - (up to 31 years)RandomisationNO
Line of treatmentDisease relapse or progression
Routes of Treatment AdministrationEtoposide: oral DFMO: oral
Last Posted Update2025-07-16
ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT04301843
International Sponsor
Giselle Sholler
Principal Investigators for Canadian Sites
Montreal Children's Hospital – Dr. Jitka Stankova
CancerCare Manitoba – Dr. Ashley Chopek
CHU Ste-Justine – Dr. Pierre Teira
Alberta Children's Hospital – Dr. Melanie Finkbeiner
CHU de Quebec - Dr. Bruno Michon
Janeway Hospital – Dr. Paul Moorehead
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Clinical Research Unit
 
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Stephanie Badour
 
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Dr. Magimairajan Vanan
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Rhéanne Bisson
 
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Rebekah Hiebert
Megan Ridler
Kathy Hjalmarsson

 

 

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Dr. Henrique Bittencourt
Dr. Monia Marzouki
Dr. Sebastien Perreault (neuro-onc)
 
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Marie-Claude Charrette
 
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Marie Saint-Jacques
 
Medical contact
Dr. Victor Lewis

 

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Wendy Pelletier
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Debra Rich
Medical contact
Raoul Santiago
 
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Isabelle Audet
 
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Barbara Desbiens
 

 

 

 

Study Description

Brief Summary:

Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) will be used in an open label, multicenter, study in combination with etoposide for subjects with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma.

Detailed Description:

Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) will be used in an open label, multicenter, study in combination with etoposide for subjects with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma.

In this study subjects will receive six 21-day cycles of Etoposide and DFMO followed by an additional 630 days of DFMO alone.

Subjects will be evaluated in 3 arms:

• Arm 1: Subjects who show no active disease after receiving any additional therapy for neuroblastoma that was refractory to standard induction/consolidation therapy.

Refractory: Subjects with progressive disease on upfront therapy OR did not have at least PR on induction OR required additional second line therapy to achieve remission who are now in first remission.

  • Arm 2: Subjects who have previously relapsed and currently show no active disease (in CR2 or greater).
  • Arm 3: Subjects who are relapsed or refractory with active disease.
Inclusion Criteria
  • All patients must have a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of neuroblastoma, ≤ 30.99 years of age with history of relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma.
  • All patients must have completed upfront therapy with at least 4 cycles of aggressive multi-drug chemotherapy.
  • Specific Criteria by Arm:

Arms 1 and 2:

Subjects with no active disease:

i. No evidence of residual disease by CT/MRI and MIBG scan (or PET for patients who have a history of MIBG non-avid disease).

o Note: Patients with residual masses detected by CT/MRI may be considered in CR if their MIBG is negative or if MIBG positive and evaluated by PET and found to have negative PET scans; biopsy confirmation may be considered if there is still reasonable concern for persistent disease but is not required.

ii. No evidence of disease metastatic to bone marrow.

Arm 3:

Measurable or evaluable disease, including at least one of the following:

Measurable tumor by CT or MRI; or a positive MIBG and PET; or positive bone marrow biopsy/aspirate in at least one site.

  • Timing from prior therapy: Enrollment (first dose of DFMO) no later than 60 days from last dose of the most recent therapy.
  • Subjects must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti- cancer chemotherapy and be within the following timelines:

    1. Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: Must not have received within 2 weeks of enrollment onto this study (6 weeks if prior nitrosourea).
    2. Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 5 days since the completion of therapy with a growth factor.
    3. Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur. The duration of this interval must be discussed with the Study Chair.
    4. Immunotherapy: At least 6 weeks since the completion of any type of immunotherapy, e.g. tumor vaccines, CAR-T cells.
    5. Anti-GD2 Monoclonal antibodies: At least 2 weeks must have elapsed since prior treatment with a monoclonal antibody.
    6. XRT: At least 14 days since the last treatment except for radiation delivered with palliative intent to a non-target site.
    7. Stem Cell Transplant:

      1. Allogeneic: No evidence of active graft vs. host disease
      2. Allo/Auto: ≥ 2 months must have elapsed since transplant.
    8. MIBG Therapy: At least 8 weeks since treatment with MIBG therapy
  • Subjects must have a Lansky or Karnofsky Performance Scale score of 60% or higher.
  • Life expectancy > 2 months
  • All clinical and laboratory studies for organ functions to determine eligibility must be performed within 7 days prior to first dose of study drug unless otherwise indicated below.
  • Subjects must have adequate organ functions at the time of registration:

    • Hematological: Total absolute neutrophil count ANC ≥750/μL
    • Liver: Subjects must have adequate liver function as defined by AST and ALT <5x upper limit of normal (Normal=45), Bilirubin <1.5x upper limit normal (Normal=1.0). Normal PT, PTT, fibrinogen.
    • Renal: Adequate renal function defined as (perform one of the following): Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR 70 mL/min/1.73 m2 or greater or a serum creatinine based on age/gender
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test. Patients of childbearing potential must agree to use an effective birth control method. Female patients who are lactating must agree to stop breast-feeding.
  • Written informed consent in accordance with institutional and FDA guidelines must be obtained from all subjects (or patients' legal representative).
Exclusion Criteria
  • BSA of <0.25 m2.
  • Subjects that received DFMO at a dose higher than 1000mg/m2 BID prior to this study are not eligible.
  • Subjects that received a dose of DFMO in combination with etoposide are not eligible.
  • Investigational Drugs: Subjects who are currently receiving another investigational drug are excluded from participation.
  • Anti-cancer Agents: Subjects who are currently receiving other anticancer agents are not eligible. Subjects must have fully recovered from hematological and bone marrow suppression effects of prior chemotherapy.
  • Infection: Subjects who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible until the infection is judged to be well controlled in the opinion of the investigator.
  • Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study, or in whom compliance is likely to be suboptimal, should be excluded.

AALL2121 - A Phase 2 Study of Revumenib (SNDX-5613) in Combination With Chemotherapy for Patients With Relapsed or Refractory KMT2A-Rearranged Infant Leukemia

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AALL2121 - A Phase 2 Study of Revumenib (SNDX-5613) in Combination With Chemotherapy for Patients With Relapsed or Refractory KMT2A-Rearranged Infant Leukemia

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DiagnosisKMT2A-Rearranged Infant LeukemiaStudy StatusOpen
PhaseII
Age1 Month to 6 Years RandomisationNO
Line of treatmentDisease relapse or progression
Routes of Treatment AdministrationDrug: Revumenib (SNDX-5613) - Oral (or NG/NJ/ND/G-tube) Combination Chemotherapy Regimens: (1) vincristine (IV), prednisone or prednisolone (PO or via NG, ND, NJ, or G-tube), calaspargase pegol-mknl (IV), methotrexate (MTX) (IT), hydrocortisone (IT), cytarabine (IT) (2) fludarabine (IV), high-dose cytarabine (IV) (3) fludarabine (IV), high-dose cytarabine (IV), MTX (IT), hydrocortisone (IT), and cytarabine (IT) (4) monotherapy. Patients may also receive MTX (IT), hydrocortisone (IT), and cytarabine (IT) as clinically indicated.
Last Posted Update2025-07-16
ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT05761171
International Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Principal Investigators for Canadian Sites
CHU Ste Justine - Dr. Thai Tran
BC Children's Hospital - Dr. Rebecca Deyell
CancerCare Manitoba - Dr. Stephanie Villeneuve
IWK Health Centre - Dr. Craig Erker
McMaster Children's Hospital - Dr. Uma Athale
London Children's Hospital - Dr. Shayna Zelcer
CHEO - Dr. Donna Johnston
The Hospital for Sick Children - Dr. Jim Whitlock
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Dr. Henrique Bittencourt
Dr. Monia Marzouki
Dr. Sebastien Perreault (neuro-onc)
 
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Marie-Claude Charrette
 
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Marie Saint-Jacques
 
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Rebecca Deyell

 

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Ilana Katz 

 

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Hem/Onc/BMT Clinical Trials Unit

 

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Dr. Magimairajan Vanan
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Rhéanne Bisson
 
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Rebekah Hiebert
Megan Ridler
Kathy Hjalmarsson

 

 

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Dr. Craig Erker
Dr. Conrad Fernandez 
Dr. Ketan Kulkarni 
 
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Rhonda Brophy
 
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Tina Bocking
 
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Jane Cassano 
 
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Sabrina Millson
 
 
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Dr. Alexandra Zorzi
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Cindy Milne Wren
Jessica Mackenzie Harris
 
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Mariam Mikhail
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Dr. Donna Johnston
 
Dr. Lesleigh Abbott
 
Dr. Nirav Thacker
 
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Dr. Daniel Morgenstern

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Study Description

This phase II trial tests the safety and best dose of revumenib in combination with chemotherapy, and evaluates whether this treatment improves the outcome in infants and young children who have leukemia that has come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment (refractory) and is associated with a KMT2A (MLL) gene rearrangement (KMT2A-R). Leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells, where too many underdeveloped (abnormal) white blood cells, called "blasts", are found in the bone marrow, which is the soft, spongy center of the bones that produces the three major blood cells: white blood cells to fight infection; red blood cells that carry oxygen; and platelets that help blood clot and stop bleeding. The blasts crowd out the normal blood cells in the bone marrow and spread to the blood. They can also spread to the brain, spinal cord, and/or other organs of the body.

The leukemia cells of some children have a genetic change in which a gene (KMT2A) is broken and combined with other genes that typically do not interact with one another; this is called "rearranged". This genetic rearrangement alters how other genes are turned on or off in the cell, turning on genes that drive the development of leukemia. Patients with KMT2A rearrangement have higher risk for cancer coming back after treatment. Revumenib is an oral medicine that directly targets the changes that occur in a cell with a KMT2A rearrangement and has been shown to specifically kill these leukemia cells in preclinical laboratory settings and in animals. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as vincristine, prednisone, asparaginase, fludarabine and cytarabine work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. This trial is being done to find out if the combination of revumenib and chemotherapy would be safe and/or effective in treating infants and young children with relapsed or refractory KMT2A-R leukemia.

Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients must be 1 month to < 6 years old at the time of study enrollment and must have had initial diagnosis of leukemia at < 2 years old.
  • Patients must have KMT2A-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage (ALAL), or mixed phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL), which is determined to be refractory or in first marrow relapse. All patients must undergo cytogenetics and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) testing of a relapsed/refractory blast sample at a Children's Oncology Group (COG)-approved laboratory for KMT2A-R status determination and the presence of a KMT2A- rearrangement must be confirmed by central review. Cytogenetics results must be submitted for central review by Day 10 of protocol therapy, for confirmation of KMT2A-R status. Patients enrolled with refractory disease may utilize initial diagnostic cytogenetics for eligibility and submission for central review if testing was performed at a COG approved laboratory. Patients will be eligible to remain on protocol therapy if KMT2A-R is confirmed by central review. Additional methods of assessing for KMT2A-R may be considered if FISH does not detect the rearrangement.
  • Disease status at time of enrollment must be one of the following:
    • First relapse (untreated): Any recurrence of marrow disease, with or without other extramedullary sites(s), at any point after achieving remission ("remission-1", per definition below) and meeting one of the below criteria. Patients must not have received any disease-directed therapy for the marrow relapse prior to enrollment, other than permitted cytoreduction.
      • Relapse M1: M1 morphology (< 5% blasts) + at least 2 confirmatory tests showing >= 1% blasts (testing includes flow, cytogenetics, polymerase chain reaction [PCR]/next-generation sequencing [NGS] of immunoglobulin [Ig]/T-cell receptor [TCR] rearrangement, and/or PCR or NGS of fusion gene identical to diagnosis), OR
      • Relapse M2: M2 morphology (5-25% blasts) + 1 confirmatory test showing > 1% blasts, OR
      • Relapse M3: M3 morphology (> 25% blasts)
    • Primary refractory, or failure to achieve remission-1: remission-1 is defined as < 1% marrow blasts by flow MRD and resolution of extramedullary disease following at least 2 courses of frontline chemotherapy. Patients who receive 2 courses of chemotherapy and 1 course of blinatumomab are also eligible, but no further treatment attempts beyond that are permitted
  • Central nervous system (CNS) disease: Patients must have CNS1 or CNS2 status and no clinical signs or neurologic symptoms suggestive of CNS leukemia, such as cranial palsy.
    • Patients with CNS3 disease may receive antecedent intrathecal chemotherapy to achieve CNS1 or CNS2 status prior to enrollment.
    • Patients with a history of CNS chloromatous disease are required to have no radiographic evidence of CNS disease prior to enrollment.
  • White blood cell (WBC) must be < 50,000/uL at the time of study enrollment. Patients can receive cytoreduction with hydroxyurea and/or corticosteroids for up to 7 days prior to enrollment.
  • Patients >= 12 months of age must have a performance status by Lansky Scale of >= 50%.
  • Patients must be able to take enteral medications. Acceptable routes of administration for revumenib (SNDX-5613) include: oral (PO), nasogastric (NG) tube, nasojejunal (NJ) tube, nasoduodenal (ND), and gastrostomy tube (G-tube).
  • Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study
    • Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study
      • >= 14 days must have elapsed after the completion of other cytotoxic therapy, including patients who relapse during pre-Maintenance upfront therapy, with these specific exceptions: cytoreduction with hydroxyurea and/or corticosteroids, and intrathecal chemotherapy, which have no required washout periods. For patients who relapse during upfront Maintenance therapy, >= 7 days must have elapsed after the last dose of chemotherapy. Additionally, patients must have fully recovered from all acute toxic effects of prior therapy.
        • NOTE: Cytoreduction with hydroxyurea and/or corticosteroids is permitted prior to enrollment for patients with WBC >= 50,000/uL, and by provider discretion regardless of WBC, to reduce potential risk of differentiation syndrome with revumenib initiation. Hydroxyurea and/or corticosteroids may be given for up to 7 days, with no wash-out required.
        • NOTE: No waiting period is required for patients having received intrathecal cytarabine, methotrexate, and/or hydrocortisone. Intrathecal chemotherapy that is given up to 7 days prior to the initiation of protocol therapy counts as protocol therapy and not prior anti-cancer therapy. Intrathecal chemotherapy given > 7 days prior does not count as protocol therapy.
        • NOTE: Prior exposure to fludarabine and cytarabine (FLA) is permitted.
    • Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (e.g., not associated with reduced platelet or absolute neutrophil count [ANC] counts): >= 7 days after the last dose of agent.
    • Antibodies: >= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =< 1. There is an exception for blinatumomab infusions, for which patients must have been off for at least 3 days and all drug related toxicity must have resolved to grade 2 or lower as outlined in the inclusion/exclusion criteria.
    • Hematopoietic growth factors: >= 14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g., pegfilgrastim) or >= 7 days for short-acting growth factor. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur. The duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned Research Coordinator.
    • Interleukins, interferons and cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors): >= 21 days after the completion of interleukins, interferon, or cytokines
    • Stem cell infusions (with or without total body irradiation (TBI):
      • Allogeneic (non-autologous) bone marrow or stem cell transplant, or stem cell boost: >= 84 days after infusion
      • Donor leukocyte infusion: >= 28 days
    • Cellular therapy: >= 28 days after the completion of any type of cellular therapy (e.g., modified T cells, natural killer [NK] cells, dendritic cells, etc.)
    • Radiation therapy (XRT)/external beam irradiation including protons: >= 14 days after local XRT; >= 84 days after TBI, craniospinal XRT or if radiation to >= 50% of the pelvis; >= 42 days if other substantial bone marrow radiation.
  • A creatinine based on age as follows:
    • Age 1 month to < 6 months: maximum creatinine 0.4 mg/dL
    • Age 6 months to < 1 year: maximum creatinine 0.5 mg/dL
    • Age 1 to < 2 years: maximum creatinine 0.6 mg/dL
    • Age 2 to < 6 years: maximum creatinine 0.8 mg/dL OR
      • a 24-hour urine creatinine clearance >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 OR
      • a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2. GFR must be performed using direct measurement with a nuclear blood sampling method OR direct small molecule clearance method (iothalamate or other molecule per institutional standard).
    • NOTE: Estimated GFR (eGFR) from creatinine, cystatin C or other estimates are not acceptable for determining eligibility.
  • A direct bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age, unless disease related
  • Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L (3 x ULN) unless disease related.
    • Note: For the purpose of eligibility, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L
  • Shortening fraction of >= 27% by echocardiogram, or ejection fraction of >= 50% by radionuclide angiogram.
  • Corrected QT interval using Fridericia formula (QTcF) of < 450 msec (using the average of triplicate measurements)
  • NOTE: There are no specific electrolyte parameters for eligibility. However, it should be noted that, to limit QTc prolongation risk, patients must maintain adequate potassium and magnesium levels to initiate and continue revumenib (SNDX-5613) on protocol therapy.
  • Patients must be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with isolated extramedullary leukemia.
  • Patients diagnosed with Down syndrome.
  • Patients known to have one of the following syndromes:
    • Bloom syndrome, ataxia-telangiectasia, Fanconi anemia, Kostmann syndrome, Shwachman syndrome, or any other known bone marrow failure syndrome.
  • Patients with a secondary KMT2A-R leukemia that developed after treatment of prior malignancy with cytotoxic chemotherapy.
  • Patients with a history of congenital prolonged QT syndrome, congestive heart failure or uncontrolled arrhythmia in the past 6 months prior to study enrollment.
  • Patients with an active, uncontrolled infection, further defined below:
    • Positive bacterial blood culture within 48 hours of study enrollment
    • Fever above 38.2 degrees Celsius (C) within 48 hours of study enrollment with clinical signs of infection. Fever that is determined to be due to tumor burden is allowed if patients have documented negative blood cultures for at least 48 hours prior to enrollment and no concurrent signs or symptoms of active infection or hemodynamic instability
    • A positive fungal culture within 30 days of study enrollment or active therapy for presumed invasive fungal infection
    • Patients may be receiving IV or oral antibiotics to complete a course of therapy for a prior documented infection as long as cultures have been negative for at least 48 hours and signs or symptoms of active infection have resolved. For patients with Clostridium (C.) difficile diarrhea, at least 72 hours of antibacterial therapy must have elapsed and stools must have normalized to baseline
    • Active viral or protozoal infection requiring IV treatment
    • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients are eligible if on effective anti-retroviral therapy that does not interact with planned study agents and with undetectable viral load within 6 months of enrollment.
  • Patients with active acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) > grade 0 (unless skin only), or chronic GVHD > mild (unless skin only) are not eligible. Patients with acute or chronic skin GVHD that is =< grade 1, or chronic skin GVHD that is graded as mild are eligible.
  • Patients who have received a prior solid organ transplantation.
  • Patients with known Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, if treating on Regimen A (with vincristine).
  • CYP3A4 Inhibitors or Inducers: Patients who require concomitant therapy with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or moderate or strong CYP3A4 inducers, as these are prohibited during the chemotherapy combination cycles. These agents should be discontinued at least 5 half-lives prior to starting protocol therapy. Concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitor -azole antifungals are permitted during the revumenib (SNDX-5613) monotherapy cycles, with appropriate revumenib (SNDX-5613) dose modification
  • P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitors or inducers: Vincristine is a substrate for P-gp. Concomitant use of P-gp inhibitors or inducers with vincristine (patients receiving Regimen A Cycle 1) should be avoided.
  • Investigational drugs: Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug.
  • Anti-cancer agents: Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents (exceptions: hydroxyurea and corticosteroids, which may be used as cytoreduction prior to enrollment).
  • Anti-GVHD agents: Patients who are receiving cyclosporine, tacrolimus, or other systemic agents to treat graft-versus-host disease post bone marrow transplant. Patients should discontinue anti-GVHD agents > 7 days prior to enrollment and have no evidence of worsening GVHD. Topical steroids are permitted.
  • Patients who have previously been treated with revumenib (SNDX-5613). Prior exposure to other menin inhibitors is permitted.
  • All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent.
  • All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met.

ARAR2221 - A Phase 2 Study Using Chemoimmunotherapy With Gemcitabine, Cisplatin and Nivolumab in Newly Diagnosed Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)

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ARAR2221 - A Phase 2 Study Using Chemoimmunotherapy With Gemcitabine, Cisplatin and Nivolumab in Newly Diagnosed Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)

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DiagnosisNasopharyngeal CarcinomaStudy StatusOpen
PhaseII
Ageup to 21 YearsRandomisationNO
Line of treatmentFirst line treatment
Routes of Treatment AdministrationDrug: Cisplatin (IV) Drug: Gemcitabine (IV) Biological: Nivolumab (IV) Radiation: Radiation Therapy
Last Posted Update2025-07-16
ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT06064097
International Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Principal Investigators for Canadian Sites
CHU Ste Justine - Dr. Monia Marzouki
Centres
Medical contact
Dr. Henrique Bittencourt
Dr. Monia Marzouki
Dr. Sebastien Perreault (neuro-onc)
 
Social worker/patient navigator contact
Marie-Claude Charrette
 
Clinical research contact
Marie Saint-Jacques
 

 

 

Study Description

 

This phase II trial tests effects of nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy drugs prior to radiation therapy patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as gemcitabine and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Researchers want to find out what effects, good and/or bad, adding nivolumab to chemotherapy has on patients with newly diagnosed NPC. In addition, they want to find out if children with NPC may be treated with less radiation therapy and whether this decreases the side effects of therapy.

Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients must be ≤ 21 years of age at the time of study enrollment
  • Newly diagnosed American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage II-IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)
    • Patients must have had histologic verification of the malignancy at original diagnosis
    • Although submission of tumor tissue for the molecular characterization initiative is not required for eligibility, it is strongly recommended
  • Patients must have had histologic verification of the malignancy at original diagnosis
  • Although submission of tumor tissue for the molecular characterization initiative is not required for eligibility, it is strongly recommended
  • Patients must have a Lansky (for patients ≤ 16 years of age) or Karnofsky (for patients > 16 years of age) performance status score of ≥ 60%
  • Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000/uL (within 7 days prior to start of protocol therapy)
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to start of protocol therapy)
  • Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or (within 7 days prior to start of protocol therapy)
  • A serum creatinine based on age/gender (within 7 days prior to start of protocol therapy) Age: Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)
    • 1 month to < 6 months: 0.4 mg/dL (male); 0.4 mg/dL (female) 6 months to < 1 year: 0.5 mg/dL (male); 0.5 mg/dL (female)
    • 1 to < 2 years: 0.6 mg/dL (male); 0.6 mg/dL (female)
    • 2 to < 6 years: 0.8 mg/dL (male); 0.8 mg/dL (female)
    • 6 to < 10 years 1 mg/dL (male); 1 mg/dL (female)
    • 10 to <13 years: 1.2 mg/dL (male); 1.2 mg/dL (female)
    • 13 to < 16 years: 1.5 mg/dL (male); 1.4 mg/dL (female)
    • ≥ 16 years: 1.7 mg/dL (male); 1.4 mg/dL (female)
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age, and (within 7 days prior to start of protocol therapy)
  • Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) ≤ 135 U/L* (within 7 days prior to start of protocol therapy)
    • Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L
  • Shortening fraction of ≥ 27% by echocardiogram, or
  • Ejection fraction of ≥ 50% by radionuclide angiogram
  • No evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance, and a pulse oximetry > 94% if there is clinical indication for determination
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months and T-cell count above the lower limit of normal are eligible for this trial
  • For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated. Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who received prior radiotherapy to the head or neck
  • Patients who received prior chemotherapy or radiation for the treatment of any cancer in the last 3 years. These patients must also be in remission
  • Patients with a diagnosis of immunodeficiency
  • Patients with an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease-modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive agents). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.
    • Note: Patients with well-controlled asthma and no need for systemic steroids for the treatment of asthma in the last 12 months will not be excluded
  • Patients with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 0.25 mg/kg (10 mg) daily prednisone equivalent) within 14 days or other immunosuppressive medications within 30 days of enrollment. Inhaled or topical steroids, and adrenal replacement steroid doses > 0.25 mg/kg (10 mg) daily prednisone equivalent, are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease
  • Patients with a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or current pneumonitis
  • Patients with detectable viral load of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or hepatitis C, or active tuberculosis
  • Patients who have undergone solid organ or allogeneic hematopoietic transplant at any time
  • Due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal studies, a negative pregnancy test must be obtained in females of childbearing potential, defined as females who are post-menarchal. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required
  • Females of childbearing potential that are sexually active must agree to either practice 2 medically accepted highly-effective methods of contraception at the same time or abstain from heterosexual intercourse from the time of signing the informed consent through 5 months after the last dose of nivolumab, 6 months after the last dose of gemcitabine, and 14 months after the last dose of cisplatin, whichever is longer
  • Males of childbearing potential that are sexually active must agree to either practice a medically accepted highly-effective methods of contraception or abstain from heterosexual intercourse from the time of signing the informed consent through 3 months after the last dose of gemcitabine, and 11 months after the last dose of cisplatin, whichever is longer
  • Lactating females are not eligible unless they have agreed not to breastfeed their infants starting with the first dose of study therapy through 5 months after the last dose of nivolumab
  • All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
  • All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met